S.L. 437.45 Art. 4Proposal to the European Commissionbythe Veterinary Services.

(1) The Veterinary Services of the territory of Malta may propose to the European Commission that a border inspection post be officially listed after approval, for the inspection of all or certain categories of products only. In the latter case the Veterinary Services of the territory of Malta must show that the post has the necessary facilities, personnel and equipment to carry out the inspection of these products.

(2) The Veterinary Services of the territory of Malta shall set up a proposal in such a way that the border inspection posts of Malta will be listed showing them as a port or airport, location and that the list shall specify the categories of products for which the post and, as appropriate, the inspection centre is approved, including details of any further restriction on the products which any particular border inspection post may inspect.

(3) Where a border inspection post is approved for only restricted categories of products, the facilities provided at the border inspection post may be limited as appropriate to those necessary for carrying out veterinary checks on these restricted categories of products only.

(4) However, by derogation to subregulation (3), in the case of deep frozen semen and embryos which may be transported at ambient temperatures in sealed, self contained temperature regulating containers, these may be inspected in border inspection posts listed for products not for human consumption that are at ambient temperatures only.

(5) The Veterinary Services of the territory of Malta shall notify the European Commission of any change in the infrastructure or operation of a border inspection post, or of an inspection centre within that post, that has any bearing on its listing. Additions to the categorisation of any border inspection post may be proposed, after the Veterinary Services have checked that the facilities comply with these regulations, for approval and amendment to the listing by the European Commission.